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Author: Adam Nichols

I'm an associate professor with the University of Maryland, in the U.S. I spent twenty years teaching for the University of Maryland’s European division, in England, Scotland, Norway, Iceland, and Germany, and downrange on military installations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. I've also lived and worked in Australia, China, and Canada. I presently live in the U.S.

THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS

June 12, 2018 Adam Nichols Corsairs

Barbary corsairs weren’t just pirates. They were part of a larger enterprise. There was a religious element to that enterprise:[…]

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OARED GALLEYS – THE STORY OF LA REAL: PART 1

May 30, 2018 Adam Nichols Corsairs

When people think of Barbary corsairs, they often envision them in oared galleys massing to attack European sailing ships—rather like[…]

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OARED GALLEYS – THE STORY OF LA REAL: PART 2

May 29, 2018 Adam Nichols Corsairs

(This post is a continuation of Oared Galleys – The Story of La Real: Part 1. If you haven’t done[…]

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THE TRAVAILS OF FRIAR ANTONIO – PART 1

May 22, 2018 Adam Nichols Captives

Once upon a time—back in the 1570s—there was Augustinian friar named Antonio, a Portuguese man living in Spain, who had[…]

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THE TRAVAILS OF FRIAR ANTONIO – PART 2

May 21, 2018 Adam Nichols Captives

(This post is a continuation of The Travails of Friar Antonio – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already,[…]

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THE TRAVAILS OF FRIAR ANTONIO – PART 3

May 20, 2018 Adam Nichols Captives

(This post is a continuation of The Travails of Friar Antonio – Parts 1 and 2. If you haven’t done[…]

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NICOLAUS THE UNLUCKY

April 29, 2018 Adam Nichols Captives

In the early 1600s, a young French sailor named Nicolaus, from Havre de Grace (modern-day Le Havre, located on the[…]

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THE JÁRNGERÐARSTAÐIR FARM FAMILY – PART 1

April 22, 2018 Adam Nichols Captives

On Wednesday, June 20,1 1627, Barbary corsairs raided the village of Grindavík on Iceland’s southwest coast. These corsairs had come[…]

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THE JÁRNGERÐARSTAÐIR FARM FAMILY – PART 2

April 15, 2018 Adam Nichols Captives

(This post is a continuation of The Járngerðarstaðir Farm Family – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s[…]

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Salé seen from the sea

THE JÁRNGERÐARSTAÐIR FARM FAMILY – PART 3

April 14, 2018 Adam Nichols Captives

(This post is a continuation of The Járngerðarstaðir Farm Family – Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t done so[…]

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